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December 29, 2025
Christmas messages, New Year regrets
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Caribbean is awash during the December festivities with messages from our leadership that do not reflect the reality of the homeless, the unemployed and poor finances. This…
December 29, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
StJMC CEO urges compassion for the less-fortunate
WESTERN BUREAU: Chief Executive Officer of the St James Municipal Corporation Naudia Crosskill has issued a powerful reminder that wealth and status offer no immunity from life’s uncertainties, as she…
December 29, 2025
Finalists in JCDC FIWI Short Film Competition named
The top eight finalists in the JCDC FIWI Short Film Competition for 2025 have been named. They are: Paris Taylor – How to Not Gossip; Robert Tyme – Bun Dem; Seyvonnie Campbell – Signs of Inclusion;…
December 29, 2025
For the Love of Jamaica
Music Executive Portia Clarke-Mellanaise and reggae and R&B star Maxi Priest display a symbolic cheque made out to the JN Foundation to assist in its Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. The funds…
December 29, 2025
'Work of this nature takes time,' inspector says as criminal charges hit former SSL execs
The Constabulary Financial Unit (CFU) of the police force has acknowledged public expectations for "swift results" in the Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) fraud probe but insisted that…
December 28, 2025
Police credit operations, forensics for 59% drop in murders in Kingston East
The Kingston Eastern Police Division has recorded a 59 per cent reduction in murders so far this year, amid a general national decline in violent crime, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has…
December 28, 2025
Trump welcomes Zelenskyy for talks, asserts Russia and Ukraine both want peace
(AP) - United States President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the “brave”…
December 28, 2025
Names released of victims in Edward Seaga Highway crash
The St Catherine police have released the identities of two people who died as a result of a motor vehicle crash along the Edward Seaga Highway on Saturday. The victims have been identified as…
December 28, 2025
St Elizabeth police seize illegal firearm during operation
The St Elizabeth police seized an illegal firearm during an operation in the parish on Saturday as part of their ongoing crackdown on prohibited weapons. No one was arrested in connection with the…